Vyšehrad is a Czech web series by Obbod TV. It follows a talented footballer named Julius "Lavi" Lavický who gets kicked out of the Czech First League club AC Sparta Prague due to his bad behaviour and wild exterior. He is thus forced to play for FK Slavoj Vyšehrad.
Cast as Julius "Lavi" Lavický, FK Slavoj Vyšehrad team captain (episodes 1–5)/ (episodes 6–10) as Jarda Mizina, Lavi's agent as Pavel Král, FK Slavoj Vyšehrad Chairman as Michal Žloutek, FK Slavoj Vyšehrad trainer as policeman as journalist as Lavi's girlfriend, prostitute as Máša, janitor as Lucie, Jarda's sister and Lavi's girlfriend Martin Hofmann as bet mobster
Production Lavický stated that he was inspired by numerous footballers, including Mario Balotelli, David Limberský, Martin Fenin, or Milan Petržela. Some footballers also starred in the series, including Lukáš Vácha, Roman Bednář, Jan Rajnoch, and Radek Sňozík. The footballers of Vyšehrad are represented by real ones of Slavoj Vyšehrad.
The series has become popular that Lavický's collection of clothes JL10 was made. Actor Jakub Štáfek even got chance to play for the real third-league team Vyšehrad, but did not score a goal against FK Loko Vltavín.. From 29 June to 31 December 2018, the series was available on Stream.cz internet television. The series was followed by a sequel film Vyšehrad: Fylm.
References
External links IMDB site ČSFD site